- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Mayor William B. Hartsfield and Eddie Rickenbacker
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1940
- Subject:
- Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Airline industry
Eastern Air Lines - People:
- Hartsfield, William Berry
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon, 1890-1973 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield (left) and pilot Eddie Rickenbacker on an airplane.
Atlanta Mayors; Eastern Airlines;
Eddie Rickenbacker was a World War I fighter pilot, a race car driver, automotive designer, and CEO of Eastern Air Lines. William Berry Hartsfield was a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a prominent 20th-century political leader. He was first elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1922. As an alderman, he helped establish Atlanta's first airport. He served six terms as mayor of Atlanta, first from 1937-41. He lost to challenger Roy McCraw in 1941, who served only a partial term after volunteering for overseas duty during World War II. Hartsfield re-gained his office in 1942 and served consecutive terms through 1961. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4551.001
ahc1704551001a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1351
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
